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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
62
469
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
375
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
80
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
18
38
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
1 Family width 38 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies38SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
18 Genera with 38 Species
Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Maksika Mostovski, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192620SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Prioriphora McAlpine & M..., 19902SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Trucidophora Brown, Franc..., 1991
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
38 Species
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina spinipes Coquillett, 1895
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Anevrina variabilis Brues, 1908
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Maksika intermedia B. V. Brown, 1990
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Phora stictica Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Prioriphora intermedia Brown & Pike, 1990
Prioriphora longicostalis B. V. Brown, 1990
Pseudacteon curriei Malloch, 1912
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Triphleba palposa (Zetterstedt, 1848)⇒ Triphleba flexipalpis Schmitz, 1927
Triphleba subcompleta Schmitz, 1927

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Southern Alberta
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
18
38
Genera
Species

Taxom